Sunday, December 4, 2016

Moana

Co-Story Writers/Directors
Ron Clements’ and John Muskers’Moana is a joyous animated film
about Moana, a young woman (voiced by Auli’I Cravalho), who attempts to save
her tribe by finding Maui (voiced by Dwayne Johnson), a demi-god, who stole the
heart of the Ocean, causing their island to begin to wither away.

Her quest to find Maui and force him to return the Ocean’s
heart is well-crafted with songs by Opetaia Foai’l, Mark Mancina and Lin-Manuel
Miranda and the script by Jared Bush.

My only critique is the character and depiction of Maui,
which is not at all endearing or worthy
of caring about him.For that, I give Moanaa 3.6 out of 5.

About Me

Brian Porzak: I am a cinephile who likes to view films with a live audience. My taste runs the gamut, including indies, studio films, foreign films and most all genres. Because I see so many films, friends often ask me what to see. So, I thought I'd blog about what is worth seeing or not. As a writer/filmmaker myself, I hope to give a more uplifting perspective than the typical critic. Filmmaking is tremendously difficult. Just because some problems might exist in a particular work does not, necessarily, destroy its enjoyability and I think that is necessary to point out to would-be viewers.
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